South America
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People of the Ucayali: The Shipibo and Conibo of Peru
$31.95 Add to cartThis book describes the cultures of two closely related language groups in the Peruvian Amazon: the Shipibo and Conibo. It shares personal observations of their subsistence and economic, social, and p
- Series: Publication / International Museum of Cultures
- Author: Eakin, Lucille
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 74
- Publish Date: February 28 1986
- ISBN10: 0883121638
- Language: English
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A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies
$16.00 Add to cartBartolom? de Las Casas was the first and fiercest critic of Spanish colonialism in the New World. An early traveller to the Americas who sailed on one of Columbus’s voyages, Las Casas was so horrified… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Las Casas, Bartolom? de
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 03 1992
- ISBN10: 0140445625
- Language: English
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Angels with Dirty Faces: How Argentinian Soccer Defined a Nation and Changed the Game Forever
$21.99 Add to cartThe Masterful, Definitive History of Argentinian Soccer
Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di St’fano: in every generation Argentina has uncovered a uniquely brilliant soccer talent. Perhaps it’s- Author: Wilson, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: August 23 2016
- ISBN10: 1568585519
- Language: English
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Jeff and Alan’s Guide To Motorcycle Travel In Colombia
$27.99 Add to cartEverything you need to know about motorcycle travel in Colombia all in one place
If you’ve been wanting to go on an adventurous, exciting motorcycle trip but had some doubts, just read this guide and
- Author: Cremer, Jeffrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 164
- Publish Date: January 31 2021
- ISBN10: 0578847698
- Language: English
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On Argentina
$18.00 Add to cartA literary guide to Argentina by its most famous writer
Jorge Luis Borges wrote about Argentina as only someone passionate about his homeland can. On Argentina reveals the many facets of his passion i- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Borges, Jorge Luis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 29 2010
- ISBN10: 0143105736
- Language: English
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Lonely Planet Fast Talk Latin American Spanish
$7.99 Add to cartAlthough you can get by in Latin America without speaking the language, knowing just a few essential phrases can help you make friends, enjoy service with a smile, and discover richer, more rewarding
- Series: Phrasebook
- Author: Planet, Lonely
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1787015610
- Language: English
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Living to Tell the Tale: An Autobiography
$20.00 Add to cartNo writer of his time exerted the magical appeal of Gabriel Garc a M rquez. In this long-awaited autobiography, the great Nobel laureate tells the story of his life from his birth in1927 to the moment
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: García Márquez, Gabriel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: October 12 2004
- ISBN10: 140003454X
- Language: English
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My Invented Country: A Memoir
$15.99 Add to cart“A stunningly intimate memoir. . . . Allende is that rare writer whose understanding of story matches her mastery of language.”–Entertainment Weekly
The revered New York Times bestselling author of Ho
- Author: Allende, Isabel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 29 2020
- ISBN10: 0063021722
- Language: English
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Lost City of the Incas
$19.99 Add to cartFirst published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu.
In 1911 Hiram Bingham, a pre-historian with a love of exotic destinations, set out to- Series: Phoenix Press
- Author: Bingham, Hiram
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 03 2003
- ISBN10: 1842125850
- Language: English
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The Puma Years: A Memoir
$14.95 Add to cartIn this rapturous memoir, writer and activist Laura Coleman shares the story of her liberating journey in the Amazon jungle, where she fell in love with a magnificent cat who changed her life.
Laura wa
- Author: Coleman, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1542022185
- Language: English
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Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City
$21.99 Read moreFrom Pulitzer Prize-winning author Greg Grandin comes the stunning, never before told story of the quixotic attempt to recreate small-town America in the heart of the Amazon
In 1927, Henry Ford, the- Author: Grandin, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: April 27 2010
- ISBN10: 0312429622
- Language: English
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The Apprentice Tourist
$17.00 Add to cartA Brazilian masterpiece, now in English for the first time: a playfully profound chronicle of an urban sophisticate’s misadventures in the Amazon
A Penguin Classic “My life’s done a somersault,” wrote- Author: de Andrade, M?rio
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 0143137352
- Language: English
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The Conquest of New Spain
$19.00 Add to cartVivid, powerful and absorbing, this is a first-person account of one of the most startling military episodes in history: the overthrow of Montezuma’s doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless Hernan Cortes … [more below]
- Series: Classics S
- Author: D?az del Castillo, Bernal
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: August 30 1963
- ISBN10: 0140441239
- Language: English
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Top 10 Rio de Janeiro
$14.99 Read moreFamous around the globe for its riotous Carnaval, Rio de Janeiro offers visitors everything from beautiful beaches and natural wonders, to fine Latin art and spectacular samba shows.
Make the most of- Series: Pocket Travel Guide
- Author: Dk Eyewitness
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0241624894
- Language: English
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Bolivar: American Liberator
$23.00 Add to cartA brilliant biography that “reads like a wonderful novel but is researched like a masterwork of history” (Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs), this is the epic story of the famous South American ge… [more below]
- Author: Arana, Marie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: April 08 2014
- ISBN10: 1439110204
- Language: English
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The Lost Steps
$18.00 Read more“If Carpentier is ever to get a new reading in English, it should be now. . . . West’s translations . . . reintroduce English-language readers to this giant of Latin American fiction.” –Natasha Wimme… [more below]
- Author: Carpentier, Alejo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 0143133896
- Language: English
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Brazil – Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
$16.99 Read moreDon’t just see the sights―get to know the people.
For many people, Brazil conjures up images of football, Carnaval, and fine coffee, but it’s much more than beaches and bossa nova. If we had to
- Series: Culture Smart! The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
- Author: Branco, Sandra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: September 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1787023397
- Language: English
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The Little School
$18.95 Add to cartOne of Argentina’s 30,000 “disappeared”, Alicia Partnoy was abducted from her home by secret police and taken to a concentration camp where she was tortured, and where most of the other prisoners were… [more below]
- Author: Partnoy, Alicia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 03 1998
- ISBN10: 1573440299
- Language: English
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The Last Days of the Incas
$22.00 Add to cartThe epic story of the fall of the Inca Empire to Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in the aftermath of a bloody civil war, and the recent discovery of the lost guerrilla capital of the Incas, Vil… [more below]
- Author: MacQuarrie, Kim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: June 17 2008
- ISBN10: 0743260503
- Language: English
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Fodor’s Essential Chile
$22.99 Add to cartWhether you want to go hiking in Patagonia, hit the beach in Vi del Mar, or drink your way across the Central Valley wine region, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Chile are here to help! Fodor’s
- Author: Fodor’s Travel Guides
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: July 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1640973575
- Language: English
